Education increases the likelihood that one will break away from this organization. This has a negative effect on cash flow, hence the Society's aversion to it. It's always about the money, and the organization is skilled at controlling its worker bees.

I started reading history when still in. Then after leaving I had only completed my first year of a distance learning degree when I got a temporary job on the strength of my studies, in a technical library working with scientists. After that I had a baby then went back to work when she started school. The reference I got from that first job when I started my degree got me the job I still have now! Education is valuable.

Because knowledge is freedom and they don't want us thinking for ourselves and having a personal relationship with Jehovah based on our own understanding independent to the org. That would mean they would have to go get a job for themselves just like Jesus had till he was 30 and just like the apostle Paul had so he wasn't dependant on the congregations even though he knew they would be all too willing to provide for him.

Goat herders and window cleaners leading the worlds advancement the fine WT engineering degrees. The only trade they taught was book binding and who buys hard backs and newspapers . Crying wolf is all this cult has ever done. The great man says no one is above their teacher , so for every jw student your leader is Steve Lett , the bar has been set at extraordinarily highs don’t get dizzy.